diff --git a/tools/build/Build.include b/tools/build/Build.include
index 585486e..2cf3b1b 100644
--- a/tools/build/Build.include
+++ b/tools/build/Build.include
@@ -100,3 +100,27 @@
 ## HOSTCC C flags
 
 host_c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(obj))
+
+# output directory for tests below
+TMPOUT = .tmp_$$$$
+
+# try-run
+# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
+# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" serves as a temporary file and is
+# automatically cleaned up.
+try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
+	TMP=$(TMPOUT)/tmp;		\
+	mkdir -p $(TMPOUT);		\
+	trap "rm -rf $(TMPOUT)" EXIT;	\
+	if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1;	\
+	then echo "$(2)";		\
+	else echo "$(3)";		\
+	fi)
+
+# cc-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+cc-option = $(call try-run, \
+	$(CC) -Werror $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+# delete partially updated (i.e. corrupted) files on error
+.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 044bfdc..17a5cdf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-include ../../../../scripts/Kbuild.include
+include ../../../build/Build.include
 include ../../../scripts/Makefile.arch
 include ../../../scripts/Makefile.include
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
index a6d61f4..5ef141f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-include ../../../../scripts/Kbuild.include
+include ../../../build/Build.include
 
 all:
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
index af3df79..c5ecb46 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-include ../../../../../../scripts/Kbuild.include
+include ../../../../../build/Build.include
 
 noarg:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../
diff --git a/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile b/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
index 59e417e..9db867d 100644
--- a/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
+++ b/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # We need this for the "cc-option" macro.
-include ../../../scripts/Kbuild.include
+include ../../build/Build.include
 
 VERSION = 1.0